Section outline

  • In this unit, you will explore the purposes of speeches to inform and speeches to entertain. Even though the topics in this unit often stand on their own as significant sections, in this course, they are shorter because most of the guidance needed to develop both informative and entertaining speeches has already been covered in previous units. Unlike the theory-driven language and approaches you will discover that are associated with persuasive speaking, the language and approach you take to inform or entertain is driven by you, the speaker, and your relationship to your audience, your topic, and your purpose, each of which has been the subject of entire units in this course. As a result, rather than reviewing those subjects, the material in this unit focuses on the characteristics that make these two types of speeches distinct.

    This unit aligns with the following Course Learning Outcomes:

    • CLO 6: Select an effective pattern of organization for presenting different types of information to a listening audience
    • CLO 8: Evaluate keyword and sentence outlines for informative and persuasive speeches

    Completing this unit should take you approximately 2 hours.

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